Characteristics of Intracranial Group A Streptococcal Infections in US Children, 1997–2014

Ruth Link-Gelles,Karrie Ann Toews,William Schaffner,Kathryn M. Edwards,Carolyn Wright,Bernard Beall,Brenda Barnes,Brenda Jewell,Lee H. Harrison,Pam Daily Kirley,Lauren Lorentzson,Deborah Aragon,Susan Petit,Joseph Bareta,Nancy L. Spina,Paul R. Cieslak,Chris A. Van Beneden

Characteristics of Intracranial Group A Streptococcal Infections in US Children, 1997–2014

2018

Ruth Link-Gelles
Karrie Ann Toews
William Schaffner
Kathryn M. Edwards
Carolyn Wright
Bernard Beall
Brenda Barnes
Brenda Jewell
Lee H. Harrison
Pam Daily Kirley
Lauren Lorentzson
Deborah Aragon
Susan Petit
Joseph Bareta
Nancy L. Spina
Paul R. Cieslak
Chris A. Van Beneden

BACKGROUND: Few data on intracranial group A Streptococcus (GAS) infection in children are available. Here, we describe the demographic, clinical, and diagnostic characteristics of 91 children with intracranial GAS infection. METHODS: Cases of intracranial GAS infection in persons

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Group A
STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS
Internal medicine
Medicine
Mastoiditis
Case fatality rate
Meningitis
Population
Otitis
Case report form
Sinusitis
Pediatrics
Paranasal sinuses

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